Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion (7" Single) and similar items

Catalog Number: 7-27752 Condition Details: Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). 7" Single. Cover looks great; light scuffing and two tiny holes near top corner (front/back). Minor shelf-wear along edges and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and a few creases. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: The Loco-Motion (LP Version) I'll Still Be Loving You (LP Version) About The Record: The Loco-Motion, by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, was released as her debut single, under the title Locomotion. After an impromptu performance of the song at an Australian rules football charity event with the cast of the Australian soap opera Neighbours, Minogue signed a record deal with Mushroom Records to release the song as a single. Initially recorded in a big band style, the project was radically reoriented by producer Mike Duffy, who was on loan to Mushroom from Pete Waterman's UK company PWL. Duffy recorded a whole new backing track, inspired by the hi-NRG pop of Dead or Alive, but retained Minogue's original vocal. This version was released on July 13, 1987, in Australia, where it became one of the biggest selling Australian records of the 1980s. The success of the song in her home country resulted in Minogue's signing a record deal with PWL Records in London and to working with the successful team Stock Aitken Waterman. The producers decided to totally re-record Minogue's version of the song, with Pete Waterman slating her original Australian recording, which he claimed was poorly produced.Thhr song was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Arthur 2: On the Rocks, starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. On July 28, 1988, the re-recorded version was released worldwide with the title The Loco-Motion. This release, also a major success, reached the top five in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song was originally written in 1962 by songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King.